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Checklist for Family Papilionidae Latreille, 1802 (Apollos)
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
625
10660
39198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
622
10652
39182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
597
10495
38766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
380
8377
33824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Lepidoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Butterflies, Lepidopterans, Moths
76
2593
10024
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Glossata
Fabricius, 1775
Modern butterflies and moths
75
2592
10023
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Heteroneura
Tillyard, 1918
73
2589
10020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Cossina
Herrich-Schäffer, 1856
24
1622
6845
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Bombyces
Scopoli, 1763
19
1431
6195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Papilionoidea
Latreille, 1802
Butterflies, Skippers, True butterflies
5
278
852
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPapilionidae
Latreille, 1802
Apollos, Parnassian Butterflies, Parnassians, Swallotails
15
72
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean islands
15 Genera with 72 Species
Atrophaneura Reakirt, 1773Pachliopta1SpeciesTaxom
Baronia Salvin, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Battus Scopoli, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Eurytides Hübner, 1821
Kite Swallowtails0SpeciesTaxom
Graphium Scopoli, 0Bluebottles and Jays10SpeciesTaxom
Heraclides Hübner, 1819Giant swallowtails4SpeciesTaxom
Iphiclides Hübner, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ornithoptera Boisduval, 1913Birdwings2SpeciesTaxom
Pachliopta Reakirt, 0Red-bodied swallowtails1SpeciesTaxom
Papilio Linnaeus, 1888Chilasa49SpeciesTaxom
Parides Hübner, 1793Cattlehearts5SpeciesTaxom
Parnassius Latreille, 1969Apollos6SpeciesTaxom
Pharmacophagus Haase, 17731SpeciesTaxom
Protographium Munroe, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Therius Billberg, 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean islands
72 Species and 23 Subspecies
Atrophaneura (Pharmacophagus) antenor Drury, 1773
Baronia brevicornis phronima (H.G. Dyar, 1912)⇒ Baronia brevicornis brevicornis Salvin, 1893
Battus polydamas Linnaeus, 1758Black page
Graphium (Arisbe) angolanus Goeze, 1779Angola White Lady
Graphium (Arisbe) antheus Cramer, 1779Large Striped Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) colonna Christopher ..., 1873Black Swordtail
Graphium (Arisbe) cyrnus Boisduval, 1836Madagascan Graphium
Graphium (Arisbe) endochus Boisduval, 1836
Graphium (Arisbe) evombar Boisduval, 1836Madagascan Striped Swordtail
Graphium evombar viossati (Collins, 1997)⇒ Graphium evombar Boisduval, 1836
Graphium (Arisbe) levassori Oberthür, 1890White Graphium
Graphium megarus megapenthes Fruhstorfer, 1902Spotted Zebra
Graphium aristeus aristeus
Heraclides (Heraclides) cresphontes (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Heraclides astyalus lycophron (J. Hübner, 1823)⇒ Heraclides astyalus phanias Rothschild &..., 1906
Heraclides astyalus phanias Rothschild &..., 1906
Heraclides oxilus (J. Hübner, 1819)⇒ Papilio cresphontes Cramer, 1777
Iphiclides podalirius Linnaeus, 1758Pear-tree Swallowtail
Ornithoptera (Ornithoptera) priamus Linnaeus, 1758Cairns birdwing butterfly
Ornithoptera haliphron antilochus (Fruhstorfer, 1913)⇒ Troides haliphron Boisduval, 1836
Pachliopta liris liris
Papilio (Druryia) oribazus Boisduval, 1836
Papilio (Eques) agenor (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Papilio memnon Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio (Heraclides) astyalus Godart, 1819Astyalus Swallowtail
Papilio (Heraclides) cresphontes Cramer, 1777Eastern Giant Swallowtail
Papilio (Papilio) machaon Linnaeus, 1758'Baird's' Old World Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) dardanus (Brown, 1776)⇒ Xanthocastnia evalthe Fabricius, 1776
Papilio dardanus humbloti Oberthür, 1888
Papilio dardanus meriones Felder & Felder, 1865
Papilio (Princeps) delalandei Godart, 1824
Papilio (Princeps) demodocus Esper, 1798African lime swallowtail
Papilio demodocus demodocus Esper, , 1798
Papilio (Princeps) demoleus Linnaeus, 1758Checkered Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) epiphorbas Boisduval, 1833
Papilio epiphorbas guyonnaudi Turlin & Gui..., 1990
Papilio epiphorbas praedicta Turlin & Gui..., 1990
Papilio (Princeps) erithoniodes Grose-Smith, 1891
Papilio (Princeps) erithonioides Grose-Smith, 1891
Papilio (Princeps) grosesmithi Rothschild, 1926Grosesmith'S Swallowtail
Papilio grosesmithi praeses Cerf, 1924
Papilio (Princeps) hornimani Distant, 1879Horniman's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mackinnoni Sharpe, 1891MacKinnon's Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) mangoura Hewitson, 1875Mangoura Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) manlius (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Protographium asius Fabricius, 1781
Papilio (Princeps) memnon Linnaeus, 1758Christmas swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) menestheus Drury, 1773Western Emperor Swallowtail
Papilio (Princeps) morondavana Grose-Smith, 1891Madagascan Emperor
Papilio (Princeps) oribazus Boisduval, 1836
Papilio (Princeps) phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771Papillon La Pature
Papilio phorbanta nana Oberthür, 1879
Papilio (Princeps) phorcas Cramer, 1775Apple-green Swallowtail
Papilio (Pterourus) canadensis (Rotschild & ..., 1906)⇒ Papilio glaucus Linnaeus, 1758
Papilio antenor (Drury, 1773)⇒ Pharmacophagus antenor Drury, 1773
Papilio aristophontes Oberthür, 1897
Papilio ascalaphus ascalaphus Boisduval, 1836
Papilio bridgei Mathew, 1886
Papilio chrapkowskoides Storace, 1952Broadly Green-banded Swallowtail
Papilio cyrus Fabricius, 1793
Papilio disparilis (Boisduval, 1833)⇒ Papilio phorbanta Linnaeus, 1771
Papilio erithonius (Cramer, 1779)⇒ Euphaedra eupalus Fabricius, 1782
Papilio eucharis (Drury, 1773)⇒ Colotis eucharis Fabricius, 1775
Papilio jindanus Rothschild, 1908
Papilio lalandei (Godart, 1824)⇒ Papilio delalandei Godart, 1824
Papilio merope (Cramer, 1777)⇒ Heteronympha merope Fabricius, 1775
Papilio mesentina (Cramer, 1780)⇒ Adelpha mesentina Cramer, 1777
Papilio palinurus palinurus Fabricius, 1787Banded Peacock
Papilio pirithous (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Papilio astyalus Godart, 1819
Papilio thetys (Fabricius, 1777)⇒ Atrophaneura neptunus Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
Papilio torquatus Cramer, 1777Band-gapped Swallowtail
Papilio woodfordi Godman & Salvin, 1888Woodford'S Swallowtail
Parides aeneas locris Rothschild &..., 1906
Parides antenor Drury, 1773
Parides bunichus campeiro (J.G. Foetterle, 1902)⇒ Parides bunichus diodorus Hopffer, 1863
Parides bunichus diodorus Hopffer, 1863
Parides tros Fabricius, 1793
Parnassius (Driopa) eversmanni Ménétriés, 1849Eversmann's parnassian
Parnassius eversmanni thor H. Edwards, 1881Alaskan Parnassian
Parnassius mnemosyne argiope Fruhstorfer, 1916
Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793'Phoebus' Phoebus Parnassian
Parnassius smintheus (Doubleday, 1847)⇒ Parnassius phoebus Fabricius, 1793
Parnassius smintheus yukonensis Eisner, 1969Rocky Mountain Parnassian
Pharmacophagus antenor Drury, 1773Madagascar Giant Swallowtail
Protographium asius Fabricius, 1781
Therius (Therius) perrieri Pic, 1931

Subnodes of Papilionidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean islands
SubfamilyBaroniinae
Bryk, 1913
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPapilioninae
Latreille, 1802
Swallowtails
12
66
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParnassiinae
Duponchel, 1835
Apollos, Parnassians
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)
Papilionidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Papilionidae at artfakta.se
Papilionidae at dyntaxa.se
Papilionidae at gbif.org
Papilionidae at irmng.org
Papilionidae at itis.gov